Common English Names to Pin Yin - Sheet1 Flashcards

1
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buffalo horn

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Shui Niu Jiao (Cornn Bubali)-

Herbs that Clear Heat and Cool the Blood

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-bark of goji berry tree

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Di Gu Pi (Cortex Lycii Radicis) -Herbs that Clear Heat and Cool the Blood

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-honeysuckle

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Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae Japoniae) - Clear Heat- Resolve Toxicity

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-dandelion

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Pu Gong Ying (Herba Taraxaci Mongolicicum Radix)
- Clear Heat- Resolve Toxicity

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-Andrographis

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Chuan Xin Lian (Herba Andrographitis Paniculatae)- Clear Heat- Resolve Toxicity

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-selenite

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Shi Gao (Gypsum fibrosum)- Clear Heat- Drain Fire

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7
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-Watermelon

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Xi Gua (Fructus Citrulli Vulgaris)- Clear Summer Heat

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8
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artemesia

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Qing Hao (Herba Artemisiae Annuae)

-Clear Summer Heat

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9
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vitex

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Man Jing Zi (Fructus Viticis)
Cool Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior

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10
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-Apricot Seed/Kernel

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Xing Ren (Semen Pruni Armeniacae) -Relieve Coughing and Wheezing

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11
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-cinnamon twigs

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Gui Zhi - (Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae)Warm and Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior

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12
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-shiso leaf

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Zi Su Ye - (Perillae Folium) -Warm and Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior

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13
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-ginger

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Sheng Jiang (Uncooked Rhizoma Zingiberis) - Warm and Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior

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14
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-giner peel

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Sheng Jiang Pi
(Uncooked Rhizoma Zingiberis) -Warm and Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior

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15
Q

-abalone shell

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Shí Jué Míng (Concha Haliotidis)

-Anchor the Yang + Calm the Spirit

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16
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-oyster shell

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Mŭ Lì (Concha Ostreae) -

Anchor the Yang + Calm the Spirit

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17
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Lóng Gŭ (Os Draconis)
-dragon bone

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Lóng Gŭ (Os Draconis)
Anchor the Yang + Calm the Spirit

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18
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-magnetite

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Cí Shí (Magnetitum) Anchor the Yang + Calm the Spirit

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19
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-hematite

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Dài Zhĕ Shí(Haematitum) Anchor the Yang + Calm the Spirit

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20
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-pearl

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Zhēn Zhū (Concha Margaratiferae) -Anchor the Yang + Calm the Spirit

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21
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-patchouli

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Huò Xiāng (Herba Pogostemonis) -Aromatic Herbs that transform Damp

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22
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-magnolia
bark

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Hòu Pò (Cortex Magnolia Officinalis) -Aromatic Herbs that transform Damp

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23
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-hemp seeds

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Huŏ Má Rén (Cannabis Semen) -Moist Laxatives

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24
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-bush cherry pit

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Yù Lĭ Rén (Semen Pruni)
-“constrained plum pit” -Moist Laxatives

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25
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aloe

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Lú Huì (Herba Aloes) Purgatives

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26
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-Senna leaf

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Fān Xiè Yè (Folium Sennae)Purgatives

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27
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-antelope horn

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Líng Yáng Jiăo (Comu Antelopis Saiga-tatarici) -Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors

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28
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-silkworm

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(Bai) Jiāng Cán (Bombyx Batryticatus) -Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors

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29
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-centipide

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Wú Gōng (Scolopendra Subspinipes) -Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors

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30
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-scorpion

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Quán Xiē (Buthus Martensi) -Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors

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31
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-cattle
gallstone

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Niú Huáng (Calculus Bovis)- Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors

32
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-earthworm

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Dì Lóng (Lumbricus) -Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors

33
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-hawthorne berry

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Shān Zhā (Fructus Crataegi) Food Stagnation Herb

34
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-barley sprout/malt

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Mài Yá (Fructus Germinatus Hordei Vulgaris -Food Stagnation Herb

35
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-rice sprout

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Gŭ Yá (Fructus Germinatus Oryzae Sativae) -Food Stagnation Herb

36
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-radish sprout

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Lái Fú Zĭ (Semen Raphani Sativi) -Food Stagnation Herb

37
Q

-chicken gizzard

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Jī Nèi Jīn (Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli) -Food Stagnation Herb

38
Q

-cinnabar

  • herb not used frequently because toxicity
A

Zhū Shā (Cinnabais) -Nourish the Heart + Calm the Spirit

39
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-amber

A

Hŭ Pò (Succinum)
Nourish the Heart + Calm the Spirit

40
Q

-flourite

A

Zĭ Shí Yīng (Fluoritum)
-Nourish the Heart + Calm the Spirit

41
Q

-frankincense

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Rŭ Xiāng
(Olibanum) -Activate the blood

42
Q

-myrrh

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Mò Yào (Myrrha) -Activate the blood

43
Q

-Indian turmeric/curcumin

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Yù Jīn (Radix Curcuma) -Activate the blood

44
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-motherwort

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Yì Mŭ Căo (Leonuris Herba (cardiaca) -Activate the blood

45
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-motherwort seeds

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Chōng Wèi Zĭ (Leonuris Herba cardiaca semen) -Activate the blood

46
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-peach seed

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Táo Rén (Semen Persica) -Activate the blood

47
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-saffron/safflower

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Hóng Huā (Flos Carthami) -Activate the blood

48
Q

-pangolin sales :(

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Chuān Shān Jiă (manitis squama) -Activate the blood

49
Q

-flying squirrel feces

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Wŭ Líng Zhī (trogopterori faeces) -Activate the blood

50
Q

-papaya

A

Mù Guā (Fructus Chaenomelis Lagenariae)- Expel Wind Damp

51
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“Mulberry twig”

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Sāng Zhī (Ramulus Mori Alba) -Expel Wind Damp

52
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-mistletoe

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Sāng Jì Shēng (herba taxilli) -Expel Wind Damp

53
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-dried snake

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Bái Huā Shé (Agkistrodon Seu Bungarus) -Expel Wind Damp

54
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-loofah

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Sī Guā Luò (Luffae Fructus Retinervus) -Expel Wind Damp

55
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-water plantain

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Zé Xiè (Rhizoma Alismatis) -Drain Damp- Dieuretics

56
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-barley

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Yì Yĭ Rén (Semen Coicis Lachyrma-jobi) -Drain Damp- Dieuretics

57
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-winter melon seed

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Dōng Guā Zĭ (Ren) (Semen Benacasae Hipidae) -Drain Damp- Dieuretics

58
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-ginger peel

A

Shēng Jiāng Pí (Pericarpium Zingiberis)
Drain Damp- Dieuretics

59
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-plantain seeds

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Chē Qián Zĭ (Semen Plantaginis) -Drain Damp- Dieuretics

60
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Talcum

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Huá Shí (talcum) -Drain Damp- Dieuretics

61
Q

-Adzuki Bean

A

Chì Xiăo Dòu (Semen Phaseoli Calcarati) -Drain Damp- Dieuretics

62
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-cornsilks

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Yù Mĭ Xū (Stylus Zea Mays) -Drain Damp- Dieuretics

63
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-winter cold melon seeds

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Dōng Kuí Zĭ (Semen Malvae) -Drain Damp- Dieuretics

64
Q

-“old peel”
-tangerine peel

A

Chén Pí (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) -Regulate Qi

65
Q

-blue green peel
-immature tangerine

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Qīng Pí (Citri reticulatae viride Pericarpium) -Regulate Qi

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-red tangerine peel

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Jú Hóng (Exocarpium Citri Rubrum) -Regulate Qi

67
Q

-ripe bitter orange

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Zhĭ Ké (Fructus Aurantii) -Regulate Qi

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-unripe bitter orange

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Zhĭ Shí (Citri Aurantii Immaturus) -Regulate Qi

69
Q

-sandalwood

A

Tán Xiāng (Lignum Santali Albi) Regulate Qi

70
Q

-mugwort

A

Stops bleeding- warms the channels - Ai Yè (Folium artemisiae argyi folium)

71
Q

Ginseng

A

Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) -Tonify qi

72
Q

astralagus

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“Huang Qi (Astragali Radix) -astralagus” -Tonify qi

73
Q

chinese yam

A

Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) -chinese yam- -Tonify qi

74
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-jujube-chinese date

A

Da Zao (Jujubae Fructus) -Tonify qi

75
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-licorice root

A

Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix) -Tonify qi

76
Q

-eluthro-siberian ginseng

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Ci Wu Jia (Eleuthrococco/Acanthopanacis Radix et Caulus) -Tonify qi

77
Q

malt sugar

A

Yi Tang (Maltosum) -Tonify qi